Lützow-Holm Bay

The Riiser-Larsen Peninsula is a large rocky peninsula forming the western portal to Lützow-Holm Bay.[2] It also marks the separation of the Princess Ragnhild Coast from the Prince Harald Coast, which encompasses the entire bay, ending at its east entrance.[2][3] The peninsula was named after Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, who discovered the peninsula in a flight from the Norvegia on February 21, 1931.[2] JARE applied names to two large rocks and a point on the peninsula: Kita-karamete Rock ("north back gate rock"), Minami-karamete Rock ("south back gate rock"), and Karamete Point ("back gate point").[4][5][6]

Fletta Bay ("the braid") is a smaller bay which indents the southwest shore of Lützow-Holm Bay. Nearby Innhovde Point ("inner knoll") is a lone bare rock point within it.[7][8] On the east side of the bay stands Såta Nunatak ("the haystack"), with Kista Nunatak just 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) south.[9][10]

Southeast of Fletta is ice-covered Botnneset Peninsula ("bottom promontory").[11] Its rocky western portion is called the Vesthovde Headland ("west knoll"), and its elevated eastern portion is called Austhovde Headland ("east hillock").[12][13] At the base of Botnneset Peninsula are two exposed rocks called the Kattaugo Rocks ("cat's eyes").[14] At the centre of the peninsula is an isolated nunatak, Veslestabben Nunatak ("little stump").[15]

Djupvika ("deep bay") deeply indents the western shore between Botnneset and, to the east, Djupvika Point and Djupvikneset Peninsula.[16][17] The rocky Berrnabbane Crags ("bare crags") line its southeast side.[18] High, ice-covered Djupvikneset Peninsula ("deep-bay ness") is named in association with the bay.[19] On its north side are the four Yotsume Rocks ("rock with four eyes"), named by JARE.[20]

The narrow southernmost portion of Lützow-Holm Bay is another smaller bay, called Havsbotn, meaning "sea bottom".[21] South of the head of Havsbotn is a rock summit, Botnnuten.[22] On the eastern shore of Havsbotn, the Ystekleppane Rocks ("outermost lumps") protrude through the ice.[23] Shirase Glacier enters the bay at this point.[24] Along the east side of Havsbotn is Insteodden Point ("innermost point").[25]

A low series of bare rock hills called Strandnebba, "the shore beak," extends along the south shore of Lützow-Holm Bay for 1.5 mi (2.4 km).[26] One nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast stands Vesleknausen Rock ("tiny crag"), 110 metres (360 ft) high.[27] 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) northeast, a headland called Rundvågs Head stands 160 metres (520 ft) high, marking the southwest margin of Rundvåg Bay.[28] Rundvåg Bay is a rounded embayment, the south part of which is occupied by a glacier tongue.[29] On the east side of the bay are the Rundvågs Hills, a group of bare rock hills.[30] Both the Hills and the Head are named for their association to the Rundvåg Bay, Rundvåg meaning "round bay".[29][30][28] A bare rock headland called Berr Point ("bare point") sits 4 nmi (7.4 km) northeast of the hills.[31]

The next major group of features begins with Sudare Rock, a coastal rock whose name, meaning "bamboo blinds rock", was issued by JARE.[32] To the east is Skallevik Point, which marks the northwest end of the Skallevikhalsen Hills, a line of bare rock hills that fringe the southeast shore of Lützow-Holm Bay for 4 nmi (7.4 km).[33][34] Just east lies Skallevika, a small bay.[34][35] Continuing east, Kado Point, named "corner point" by JARE, marks the western extremity of the Skallen Hills, an area of bare rock coastal hills.[36][37] On the northeast side of the hills is Oshiage Beach ("raised beach"), named by JARE.[38] East of the Skallen Hills, Magoke Point, named by JARE, projects into an inlet separating the hills from Skallen Glacier, which flows into the bay.[39][40] Skallen Hills was presumably named by LCE personnel because the outline of the feature on a Norwegian map was suggestive of a skull.[37] These remainder of the nearby features were all named descriptively in association with the hills, such as Skallevika, meaning "skull bay", and Skallevikhalsen, meaning "skull bay neck".[35][34]

On Lützow-Holm Bay's east coast, the bare rocky hill Telen Hill ("frozen crust") stands between Skallen Glacier and Telen Glacier.[41] Kjukevåg Bay indents the coast between the seaward projection of Telen Glacier and the coast just northward, Kjuka Headland ("the lump"), which stands 300 metres (1,000 ft) high.[42][43] Trilling Bay ("triplet bay") sits just north of this.[44]

The extensive Skarvsnes Foreland, surmounted by bare rock peaks and indented by several coves, protrudes into the east part of the bay north of Trilling Bay.[45] The Honnør Glacier flows into the sea east of it, north of the Byvågåsane Peaks.[46]

North of that, still on the east shore, a small bight called Breidvåg Bight ("broad bay") indents the coast just west of Breidvågnipa Peak.[47] Its north point, just southwest of Mount Hiroe, is called Hiroe Point ("broad bay point").[48] Continuing north, a bare rock headland called Hamnenabben Head ("harbor crag") marks the south shore of Hamna Bay, with the Systerflesene Islands to the west in the water.[49] Immediately east of Hamnenabben Head, Hamna Icefall descends to the south end of Hamna Bay. The icefall was named by JARE in association with Hamna Bay.[50]

Continuing east, the next major feature is the Langhovde Hills, bordered on the west by Hamna Bay and the east by Hovde Bay.[51][52][53] The Langhovde Glacier flows north from the east side of the hills into Hovde Bay.[54]

Islands and island groups within Lützow-Holm Bay: